1st Test: England v West Indies at Lord's May 17-21, 2012

[TheParraboy]

test cricket is back *yay*

In just over a week the first test starts between these two nations in a 3 test series

 

[Hallatia]

I've been having test cricket withdrawals, I'm not sure how interested I am in this series, but been counting down the days til I get to see test cricket again

 

[TheParraboy]

Id be interested if WI can give them a hard time, even jag a test win. However, weather pending it should be 3-0 to the poms

 

[TheParraboy]

WI getting spanked in a warm up game against the England lions, not a good omen for the up coming test series in a few days time

 

[Hallatia]

woohoohoooooooo test cricket tonight

 

[Hallatia]

England have won the toss and elected to bowl first

West Indies:
Adrian Barath, Kieran Powell, Kirk Edwards, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Marlon Samuels, Dinesh Ramdin (keeper), Darren Sammy (captain), Keemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel, Fidel Edwards

England:
Andrew Strauss(captain), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Jonny Bairstow, Matt Prior (keeper), Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson

 

[Horrie Is God]

The poms are getting their lengths slightly wrong..

Every time the get it right Barath & Powell are in trouble..

And there we go..

Windies 1/13..

Powell gawne..Bowled Anderson..

 

[Horrie Is God]

I hate that bloody media centre..

It's spoiling one of my favourite cricket grounds..

 

[Patorick]

Tea.

4/164

 

[Patorick]

Stumps, Day 1.

WI 9/243

Shiv 87*

Stuartini 6/72

Poms on top, duh.

 

[hineyrulz]

How good is Chanders???? Just keep scoring runs, he is like Waugh was in his gold run. Just hard to get out and scores runs no matter how well they are hitting the ball.

 

[TheParraboy]

took 1 ball on day 2 to clean up the 10th wicket for the poms
Broad 7 wickets

WI all out 243

Poms 0/14

 

[Hallatia]

Strauss just completed his first test century in 18 months. England 204/2, trail by 39

 

[TheParraboy]

poms 3/259 - 16 run lead start of day 3

will look to get a good 200 plus lead id imagine

 

[Hallatia]

I reckon they'd be looking to be all out by lunch and concede at least 200 runs by stumps

 

[TheParraboy]

i beg to differ

200 plus lead coming up

 

[Hallatia]

I was obviously joking, however, Strauss got out in what the third or forth over the day ...
I was about to say but Baristow is having a good dig, then he got out too. England 292/5, lead by 49 runs

 

[Hallatia]

Remarkable, England were all out for 398 in the tenth over after lunch, a lead of 155. WIndies have problems and are lucky they have Shiv, they had the opportunity to tip the game back in their favour, but their openers didn't do much anywho, WIndies 120/4, trail by 35 at stumps on day 2. Shiv 34 not out.

 

[Horrie Is God]

Windies lost 3/0 at one stage..

 

[Hallatia]

WIndies doing really well this session, have wiped away the deficit and it's not just Shiv carrying the side, Marlon Samuels is batting really well, on 73* right now. WIndies currently 199/4, lead by 44 with 15 minutes till lunch. Chanderpaul is on 66*